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  • London 2012 day 1 finals: Ye posts first WR at these Olympics

    London 2012 day 1 finals: Ye posts first WR at these Olympics

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    On the first night of the London 2012 Olympics, China’s Shiwen Ye posted a world record of 4:28.43 in the women’s 400 IM, quite unusually by ripping the field apart in the last 100 freestyle. USA’s Elizabeth Beisel 2nd and China’s Xuanxu Li 3rd, old record was Stephanie Rice 4:29.45 from Beijing 2008, Rice now…

  • Chinese Nationals: Li Xiang sets national record

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    At the Chinese Long Course Nationals today, Li Xiang won the men’s 200 breaststroke in a new national record of 2:11.67, clearing the FINA A Olympic qualification time of 2:11.74. Chen Yin won the men’s 200 butterfly in 1:56.14, also within the FINA A cut, and Li Xuanxu the women’s 400 IM with a 4:34.92,…

  • Sun Yang takes 200 too

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    Fourth day of China nationals produced one Asian record and two more Chinese records, when Wang Chengxiang set an Asian and Chinese record with 4:11.89 in the men’s 400 IM, Sun Yang set a Chinese record with 1:44.99 in the men’s 200 freestyle, and Li Xuanxu set a Chinese record with 16:09.56 in the women’s…